hlýnað

Hlýnað is a term found in Icelandic discussions to denote the process of warming, i.e., becoming warmer. In standard Icelandic, the verb meaning "to warm up" is hlýna, and the noun for the process of warming is hlýnun.

Etymology and form: It is derived from the root hlý- meaning warm, with the suffix -nað used to form nominalizations from verbs. The form hlýnað would theoretically function as "the warming" or as a gerund-like noun. However, it is not widely attested in contemporary usage; more common would be hlýnun, or the verb phrase að hlýna for explicit warming.

Usage: The term is rare and tends to appear in linguistic discussions about word formation or in climate-science texts in Icelandic to discuss warming as a process. In everyday language, speakers would use hlýnun or phrases stating that something is warming.

See also: hlýnun; hlýna; veður; hitastig.